Installation instructions
Important: The mounting holes are at the same location as the lid’s screws. The holes centre
distance is 167 x 257mm. If the mounting holes are drilled through the enclosure, the installer must
seal the holes with suitable sealant to maintain the enclosure IP rating integrity.
1.
Undo 4 screws and remove the transparent lid.
2.
Remove the top plate from the gear tray by unscrewing 2 screws.
3.
Unscrew 4 screws from the gear tray then remove the gear tray and top plate assembly completely
from the enclosure. Decide on the mains entry (back or side) then drill a cable entry hole to suit the
conduit or cable gland size. Remove all burrs and sharp edges around the cable entry hole and make
sure the enclosure is free of dust. For cable side entry; the hole centre is 25mm from the base.
4.
Determine the mounting location, hold the enclosure in position and secure it in place by appropriate
M4 screws (due to the wide variety of building construction materials, fasteners are not supplied).
Make sure the mounting screws are fixed into solid material that is strong enough to support the
weight of the fitting which is approximately 4kg.
5.
Re-install gear tray to the enclosure.
6.
Run mains cable inside the fitting as appropriate.
7.
Terminate mains wires to the terminal block. Be careful with multi-strand conductors that all the
strands are twisted together before insertion into the terminal block. Any stray strands that
inadvertently come into contact with their neighbouring terminal will cause undesirable results when
fitting is powered.
Fitting type
Indicator LED state - on initial powering - no fitting faults
Non-monitored
Solid red
Nexus LX
Flashing green
Nexus RF
Green flash with 2 red blinks, green flash with 3 red blinks
Important: 24 hours is required to allow the fitting battery to reach full capacity, ie: prior to a
discharge test. As the installer, it is your responsibility to conduct the initial discharge testing of
the installed fitting. Refer to AS/NZS 2293.
Wire/fitting type
Maintained - no SA
Unswitched active
Wire to terminal A
Neutral
Wire to terminal N
Earth
Wire to terminal E or
8.
For Nexus LX or Nexus RF product; refer to data connections section.
9.
Connect the battery cable and lamp head cable to the control pack and re-install the top plate.
10.
Check operation of the fitting to ensure that the installation was successful. Once powered up, allow
a few minutes to give the battery a small charge, then press the test button located at the Spitfire
lamp head. Hold the test button in for a few seconds and observe the operation of the lamp
switching from mains to the emergency mode. If the lamp on emergency mode works momentarily,
that’s okay. Try again in a few more minutes in case battery is completely discharged, it may take a
little time to charge up enough to operate even momentarily. After this time, press the test button
again and if the lamp does not work at all, check the supply, the connections and follow the
instruction given in the troubleshooting guide at the end of this document.
11.
This step is for Nexus LX or Nexus RF fitting only. Once manually checked, it is ready for the
commissioning into the Nexus network. Keep the information details of this fitting including exact
location description, DB (distribution board) and CB (circuit breaker) numbering, channel and router
numbering, plan number and cross referencing information as all of this will be required for entry into
the database during commissioning. Refer to the Nexus user and technical guide for full details. As
the installer, it is your responsibility to conduct the initial discharge testing of the installed fitting.
Refer to AS/NZS 2293.
12.
If the installation is successful, secure the lid to the enclosure. Ensure to tighten the lid’s screws
properly to maintain the enclosure IP rating integrity.
Testing precautions
Once the fitting is permanently connected to the
mains supply, a commissioning discharge test as
required in AS/NZS 2293.2 must be carried out.
You will need to allow 24 hours for the battery to
fully charge prior to conducting this test,
presently (at the time of writing), the standard
requires that fittings operate in emergency mode
for a period not less than 2 hours for their
commissioning test and for not less than 90
minutes thereafter (it is required that 6 monthly
discharge tests be carried out). You will need to
keep the records for the commissioning test and
enter them into the building emergency services
logbook or via other recording methods as
allowed by AS/NZS 2293.2.
Construction sites
Continuously switching off the mains power
supply that is connected to emergency light
fittings during the construction phase of an
installation will cause these fittings to discharge
and charge their batteries many times over a
short period; this can shorten life of the battery.
ABB does not recommend such practices and
may not honour the warranty on batteries when
they are subjected to such harsh operating
conditions. Emergency light fittings are designed
to be discharge tested once every 6 months as
per AS/NZS 2293.2, subjecting the product to
repeated discharge or charge cycles is regarded
as an abuse of the fittings.
Removal instructions
1.
Before removing the installed fitting, de-
energise and lock off the supply circuit.
2.
Remove the lid, disconnect the mains and data
(for Nexus only) cable connection from the
terminal block.
3.
Disconnect the battery connection from the
power pack.
4.
Undo the mounting screws and remove the
fitting from wall or ceiling.
Data connections
Nexus LX fitting
• Terminate the data cable to the small
terminal block.
• The same colour wire from each data cables
connects to the terminal .
• The other colour wire from each of the data
cables connects to the terminal marked -.
• No mains or mains carrying cables are to be
connected to the data terminals or cables.
Nexus RF fitting
• Feed the antenna cable connector through
the vacant hole on top plate and secure it in
place with the nut provided, then install the
antenna to this connector.
• Collect the MAC address, by removing the
peel off sticker section and locating it on
your floor plan or spreadsheet.
Figure 1: Spitfire LED weatherproof fitting
Screw down top tray
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188
278
254
188
167
278 257
Mounting locations
Connect mains to terminal block
Possible mains entry
